Iraq vs Libya: Oil rents as a share of GDP
Iraq
42.8%
in 2021
Libya
56.4%
in 2021
Iraq rank
2nd
Libya rank
1st
Oil rents as a share of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 56.4% against 42.8% in Iraq, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.
Iraq ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.9% | 26.2% | 7.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 51.1% | 2.8% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 33.2% | 9.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.8% | 2.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil rents as a share of gdp, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 56.4% against 42.8% in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil rents as a share of gdp between Iraq and Libya?
- 13.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for oil rents as a share of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Oil rents as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Economic profits generated from oil extraction, measured as the difference between production value and costs, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.